The Bible
Within this awful volume lies
The mystery of mysteries:
Happiest they of human race,
To whom their God has given grace
To read, to fear, to hope, to pray,
To lift the latch, to force the way;
But better had they ne’er been born,
Who read to doubt, or read to scorn.
Walter Scott, Sir was born this date, 8/15/1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is well known as the author of Ivanhoe. He also wrote Rob Roy, and Quentin Durward
and “The Lady in the Lake.” Scott died 9/21/1832.
